15,697
edits
Changes
m
====How Recent Trends Differed from did recreational drug use change starting in the Past==16th Century? ==Tobacco was the major drug of choice that became traded between the New and Old World. It was instantly popular already by the 16th century in Europe, when clay pipes began to be created to be smoked all across Europe. Opium and marijuana were also known but not very common until renewed contact with China and India in the 17th to 19th centuries. Opium and marijuana only became illegal drugs across parts of the Old World in the 19th century. During his invasion of Egypt, Napolean became concerned his troops were drinking cannabis mixed in drinks and smoking it. Morphine, derived from the same opium poppies, was also developed in the 19th century as a medical product in Germany. Heroin was similarly derived in Europe in the 19th century by an English chemist and then developed into a medicinal drug by the drug company Bayer Pharmaceutical Company in the 1890s. In the 1860s, cocaine was derived from cocoa by a German chemist, where it similarly began to be used in medicine and recreationally. Additionally, it was used in the soft drink Coca-Cola, which gave it its name.<ref>For more on how naturally occurring drugs were developed into derivative drugs, see: Lyman, Michael D. 2017. <i>Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control</i>. Eighth edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. </ref>
The opium trade continued to increase throughout much of Heroin was similarly derived in Europe in the 19th century, particularly from India. Opium was being exported to China from India, where it was also commercially grown by the British East India Company. This Chinese had banned opium an English chemist and then developed into a medicinal drug by this point, but the British East India drug company Bayer Pharmaceutical Company began illegally smuggling it into China through Canton's port. This led the Chinese government to confiscate in the opium from Canton, but this led to Britain's conflict, which launched the so-called First Opium War that led to the take over of Hong Kong and other Chinese ports1890s. Throughout In the 19th century1860s, opium cocaine was widely traded despite its ban in derived from cocoa by a few countries. In the WestGerman chemist, where it was legal and often similarly began to be used to derive various drugs such as morphine in medicine and heroinrecreationally. It Additionally, it was only used in 1912 that opium became banned under the International Opium Convention. Similarlysoft drink Coca-Cola, the 1920s was an era where other drugs increasingly became banned, such as marijuana, as by then crime and heavy drug use became larger problems in Western countrieswhich gave it its name.<ref>For more on a recent history of opium and its banninghow naturally occurring drugs were developed into derivative drugs, see Inglis: Lyman, LucyMichael D. 20182017. <i>Milk of ParadiseDrugs in Society: A History of OpiumCauses, Concepts, and Control</i>. LondonEighth edition. New York: MacmillanRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group. </ref>
Admin moved page When Did Recreational Drugs Emerge? to When Did Recreational Drugs Emerge
Another similar drug to peyote is salvia, which has been recently rediscovered in North America. It is a native mint-like plant that grows in northern Mexico. Similar to peyote, it was popular in ingesting for shaman rituals among native groups. It was used to communicate with the spirits but also likely taken for pleasure. The hallucinogenic is generally not toxic, even at high levels, while it is also very potent and among the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogenic plants. It is consumed by chewing or smoking usually. Other Native American stimulants have included tobacco, one of the first drugs to be traded from the New World to the Old World. It was one of the first gifts that Columbus received when arriving in the New World. It was often smoked to seal important events among native groups, such as a peace treaty between warring tribes.<ref>For more on salvia, see: Carod-Artal, F.J. 2015. “Hallucinogenic Drugs in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Cultures.” <i>Neurología</i> (English Edition) 30 (1): 42–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2011.07.010. </ref>
==Why did the Opium trade from China increase dramatically in the 19th Century?==SummaryThe opium trade continued to increase throughout much of the 19th century, particularly from India. Opium was being exported to China from India, where it was also commercially grown by the British East India Company. This Chinese had banned opium by this point, but the British East India Company began illegally smuggling it into China through Canton's port. This led the Chinese government to confiscate the opium from Canton, but this led to Britain's conflict, which launched the so-called First Opium War that led to the take over of Hong Kong and other Chinese ports. Throughout the 19th century, opium was widely traded despite its ban in a few countries. In the West, it was legal and often used to derive various drugs such as morphine and heroin. It was only in 1912 that opium became banned under the International Opium Convention. Similarly, the 1920s was an era where other drugs increasingly became banned, such as marijuana, as by then crime and heavy drug use became larger problems in Western countries.<ref>For more on a recent history of opium and its banning, see Inglis, Lucy. 2018. <i>Milk of Paradise: A History of Opium</i>. London: Macmillan. </ref> ==Summary==
Recreational drugs have long been a part of human history. For many ancient societies, recreational use of drugs and religious worship often went together, where mind-altering drugs were seen as a way to communicate with the world of the gods and spirits. Even after converting many societies to Christianity or other monotheistic religions, recreational drugs were still widely used, although not always accepted. However, trade continued to be robust. In the late 19th century, many naturally occurring drugs began to be derived into new derivatives, such as cocaine, morphine, and heroin. In the early 20th century, many countries banned most recreational drugs, except for the relatively weaker drugs such as tobacco.